Dec 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Crenshaw By: Katherine Applegate, Newberry Award Winner “I noticed several weird things about the surfboarding cat.” With this great first line you’d never know this story covers such a serious topic. “Crenshaw is a cat. He’s large, he’s...
Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Mystery of the Gold Coin By: Harper Paris Ella and Ethan are twins. They are upset to find out that they are going to move. They will be moving and traveling the world with their parents. Their grandfather helps them understand that their hometown will always be...
Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Brian’s Return By: Gary Paulsen “Brian sat quietly, taken by a peace he had not known for a long time, and let the canoe drift forward along the lily pads. To his right was the shoreline of a small lake he had flown into an hour earlier. Around him was the...
Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wait By: Antoinette Portis There is a time to hurry and a time to wait. This is beautifully illustrated in Antoinette Portis’ picture book, Wait. Hurry and wait are the only words used until the very last page. Each page depicts a reason why one would wait or...
Nov 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Pop-Up Books By: Robert Sabuda With the holidays fast approaching it is time to be thinking of gift ideas. Let me suggest…Robert Sabuda Pop-up books! His pop-up books are like no other pop-up books. With the turn of each page the subject matter truly pops off...
